On September 10, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata for a report of a domestic assault in which the suspect, Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, of La Plata, had assaulted a woman and a young child. During the incident, Buchanan choked the woman, assaulted the child, and then retrieved a knife and [...]
On September 17, a school resource officer was notified that a student at Henry E. Lackey High School was potentially in possession of a weapon. The officer located the student and recovered a knife from his waistband. A preliminary investigation revealed that the handle of the knife was observed in the student’s waistband by several people. The student was charged [...]
On September 12 at approximately 6:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 3300 block of Patapsco Place in Waldorf for an unconscious female. When officers arrived, a male, who was inside the residence with the woman, told officers the woman had fallen. The woman, age 26, was transported to a hospital where she was admitted in critical condition. It was [...]
Update: On September 16, members of the CCSO, the United States Marshals Service, and the United States Park Police located Watkins. He is currently being held at the Charles County Detention Center. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Domestic Violence Unit is seeking the public’s help locating Rome Delmar Watkins, 27, of Waldorf, who is wanted in connection with an assault [...]
On September 5, at approximately 11:30 p.m., officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a UTV. The initial investigation revealed the driver of the UTV was traveling eastbound in the 7600 block of Carol Road in Port Tobacco when, for unknown reasons, the UTV left the roadway, struck multiple fixed objects and an [...]
On September 3, shortly after 1 p.m., school administrators at Westlake High School were made aware of a reported theft and assault that occurred inside the school. The victim was standing near a school bathroom when one student grabbed a ski mask from the victim’s head and ran into the bathroom. The victim followed and encountered the student who stole [...]
On September 2, detectives with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team (EST), Patrol, the Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET), and Charles County Animal Control Officers, served a search warrant at a residence in the 3500 block of Twinbrook Drive in Waldorf relating to animal cruelty and possible dogfighting. Detectives were initially [...]
On September 2, at approximately 7 a.m., a male suspect wearing a dark-colored hoodie and dark pants was observed outside of an apartment in the 1100 block of Heritage Place in Waldorf. A witness reported that the suspect peered through the window of an occupied residence and engaged in an indecent act. The suspect may have fled in a newer [...]
On August 22, detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, along with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, located a suspect wanted in connection with an attempted murder case on October Place. The circumstances of the case are as follows: On April 14, 2025, an adult male was shot multiple times in the chest while on October Place. He was [...]
On August 25, at approximately 7:20 p.m., patrol officers responded to a report of an armed robbery in the area of Bannister Circle and Hamilton Place. The initial investigation revealed the victim was selling cannabis when the suspects approached, produced a firearm, and stole the cannabis. The suspects also forced the victim to transfer money via a mobile payment app [...]